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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the past week involving CM Punk’s trip to Saudi Arabia, apology for past comments, and the backlash.

We go into the comments made in the past, how Punk addressed them at the kickoff event, the reaction online, and Thurston’s opinion piece from earlier this week.

Plus, Pollock & Thurston have exclusive details on the WWE Unreal series coming to Netflix, WWE & Vince McMahon file motions to stop the discovery phase for Janel Grant, Tony Khan discusses Q2 ratings and a return to Wembley Stadium in 2026.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with fallout from Night of Champions and several announcements for Evolution & Saturday Night’s Main Event.

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Plus: Gunther delivers a final message to Goldberg, CM Punk seeks retribution for Seth Rollins’ attempted cash-in, Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis make a decision about the Women’s Tag Titles, Sami Zayn & Penta take on Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed, New Day defends the tag titles against Finn Balor & JD McDonagh, an...

Marc Raimondi has spent four years reporting on the N.W.O. and its broader cultural impact in Say Hello to the Bad Guys.

Raimondi discusses his first book, the work involved while maintaining his full-time role at ESPN, reaching out to Eric Bischoff, his re-watch of over 500 hours of WCW programming, and where things turned south for WCW.

Plus, Raimondi speaks on leaving MMA to cover the Atlanta Falcons, and his present relationship with MMA.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Night of Champions from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia featuring the King/Queen of the Ring finals and John Cena vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship.

They discuss the Riyadh crowd’s live response to CM Punk and assess the effects of his overall presentation heading into NOC, the impact of K/QOTR results heading into SummerSlam, the debut of Hikuleo, and Paul Levesque’s post show comments about Punk.

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WWE Night of Champions

June 28, 2025

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with CM Punk’s response to John Cena’s pipebomb promo ahead of Night of Champions.

Also: Three title matches including Tiffany Stratton vs. Nia Jax in a Last Woman Standing Match for the Women’s Title, The Street Profits vs. Wyatt Sicks for the WWE Tag Team titles, and Zelina Vega vs. Giulia for the Women’s US championship.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Kota Ibushi’s first match back against Trent Beretta.

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Plus: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Bandido vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale vs. Athena vs. Thunder Rosa vs. Kris Statlander for the #1 slots in the Casino Battle Royal matches at All In Texas, Hangman Page vs. Beast Mortos, and Swerve & Ospreay issue a high stakes challenge to The Young Bucks.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss WWE’s return to Saudi Arabia amid political unrest in the Middle East, and speak with journalist Karim Zidan.

Pollock & Thurston review the latest requests from Janel Grant for the discovery phase of her case. Stephanie McMahon sits down with WWE President Nick Khan.

Additionally, Tony Khan discusses AEW’s cable audience, we examine AEW's popularity as it approaches All In, Netflix announces details for ‘WWE: Unreal’, and Zohran Mamdani’s pro wrestling tie-in.

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the June 24th, 2025 episode of WWE NXT featuring the Fatal Four Way Eliminator Match to determine the Number 1 Contender for the NXT Women’s Championship at Evolution!

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the last set of semi-final matches in the King & Queen of the Ring, including Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso.

Plus: Jade Cargill faces Roxanne Perez in the Queen of the Ring semi-final, Becky Lynch defends the Intercontinental title against Bayley, Bron Breakker vs. Penta, and a sit-down interview with Bill Goldberg. 

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A 27-minute sample of this month’s edition of Book Club from John Pollock & Neal Flanagan.

The two discuss Jim Ross’ second collaboration with Paul O’Brien, detailing his time at WWE as its lead announcer and head of talent relations.

Plus, they chat about Original Sin by Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson

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John Pollock & Jack Wannan react to the news that Jon Jones has notified the UFC of his retirement.

After Saturday’s UFC card in Azerbaijan, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that Jones had contacted the promotion the night before and is retiring from the sport.

White made it official that Tom Aspinall is now the UFC heavyweight champion.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown as John Cena delivers his “pipebomb” promo to CM Punk. 

Also: John Cena vs. R-Truth, Randy Orton meets Sami Zayn in the King of the Ring semi-finals, and Asuka faces Alexa Bliss in the Queen of the Ring semi-final match. 

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Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics and Pollock & Thurston joins WH Park as they jump into the Royal Road Time Machine to look at a classic battle for the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship between Jumbo Tsuruta and defending champion, Kerry Von Erich from May 22nd, 1984.

They discuss the memorable year that both Kerry and Jumbo have had up to this point, as well as the chemistry between them during the match itself.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Grand Slam Mexico, a 2 1/2 -hour special event featuring MJF vs. Místico and The Death Riders & Young Bucks vs. Swerve, Ospreay & The Opps. 

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Plus: Mercedes Moné challenges Zeuxis for the CMLL Women’s title, Kazuchika Okada vs. Mark Briscoe, and a match for 4 Million Pesos!

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat about the political identity of WWE and the promotion of CM Punk’s match in Saudi Arabia at Night of Champions.

Plus, WWE & McMahons refile motions in the ring boy lawsuit, Janel Grant requests travel logs for Colker & McMahon, BKFC president details a past meeting with Vince McMahon, a lawsuit is filed against Jon Moxley & AEW, and Kevin Gill's lawsuit against GCW.

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00:02:02 WWE performers appear at Fort Bragg

00:09:34 Paul Levesque & Stephanie McMahon meet with RFK Jr. 

00:10:17 CM Punk's past com...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the June 17th, 2025 episode of WWE NXT featuring the official NXT Contract Signing of Blake Monroe!

NXT Review starts at 24mins

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with an unfortunate Liv Morgan injury, the return of Bill Goldberg, and the last opening round matches of the K/QOTR.

Plus: Jey Uso vs. Bronson Reed vs. Sheamus vs. Rusev in the KOTR tournament, Asuka vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Ivy Nile in the QOTR tournament, and Bayley calls out Becky Lynch. 

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The Advocates kick off the show by discussing the curious case of Ron Killings. They talk about the WWE's miscalculation in releasing the beloved performer, and how Truth went from an afterthought to one of the most talked about talents in the business.

The guys also discuss their current feelings about John Cena's last run, and Jey Uso dropping the belt to "Slim Walt".

Finally the crew breaks down the latest AEW news, including the run up to the much anticipated Toni Storm/Mercedes Moné match (aka "Marilyn Vs. B...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown with John Cena being confronted by CM Punk, and King & Queen of the Ring matches.

Also, the Wyatt Sicks take on the Motor City Machine Guns, Ron Killings gets his rematch with John Cena, and Naomi appears after winning the MITB ladder match.

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Wai Ting and Kate from MTL review AEW Summer Blockbuster, a 4-hour special event featuring Swerve vs. Ospreay 2 and a Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada contract signing ahead of All In.

Plus: Toni Storm vs. Julia Hart, Thekla vs. Queen Aminata, TayJay vs. Bayne & Ford, The Hurt Syndicate vs. Speedball/Knight/Komander, and the return of Místico.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat about R-Truth returning to WWE, the WBD split, WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, and Canelo vs. Crawford.

First, we examine the six days between Ron Killings stating that his WWE contract wasn’t being renewed, the ensuing fan outrage, his return at Money in the Bank, and Paul Levesque’s non-answer at the post-show press conference.

Plus, WBD splitting its companies, WrestleMania 42 is confirmed for Las Vegas, Netflix lands Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, an internal memo at TKO addresses Trump’s latest travel ban, and Vince McMahon sells more TKO st...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the June 6th, 2025 episode of WWE NXT featuring Oba Femi vs Jasper Troy for the NXT Championship!

NXT Review starts at 42mins

The lads then also give their thoughts on WWE RAW, John Cena...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Jey Uso defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Gunther.

Plus: CM Punk confronts John Cena, Nikki Bella returns to WWE programming, and the first series of qualifying matches for the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments.

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman host a special edition of upNXT as they review WWE x AAA Lucha Libre: Worlds Collide! 

WWE Worlds Collide review starts at 15mins

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Money In The Bank featuring this year’s MITB ladder winners, John Cena & Logan Paul vs. Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso, and a surprise return to close the show.

Plus, John gives his thoughts on WWE-AAA Worlds Collide featuring El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Chad Gable.

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June 7, 2025

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown the night before Money In The Bank featuring appearances from John Cena, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso and all MITB ladder match competitors.

Also: An MITB preview six-woman tag match with Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss and Stephanie Vaquer vs. Naomi, Roxanne Perez & Giulia.

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WH Park & Karen Peterson run down the major news and results from NJPW, AJPW, NOAH, Stardom, Marigold, and TJPW, including a preview of NJPW Dominion and AJPW Champion Carnival results.

This month’s topics include: 

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review a 4-hour AEW Fyter Fest featuring the official announcement of Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada at All In.

Plus: Omega vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King vs. Mascara Dorada for the International title, Jon Moxley faces Mark Briscoe in a non-title match, FTR takes on Atlantis Jr. & Templario, Speedball Mike Bailey teams with Kevin Knight & Komander against LFI, and Timeless Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Julia Hart & Skye Blue.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover this week’s major stories, including more information on Vince McMahon’s new company, 14TH & I.

Then, they chat about SmackDown staying in its three-hour format and how important the program is for the USA Network, the recent contract expirations, and what leverage points the talent possess.

Plus, two more antitrust lawsuits were filed against the UFC, a report on the status of the UFC’s domestic rights negotiations, Nick Khan sells a portion of his TKO stock, more Pollstar attendance data & more.

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from June 3rd, 2025 featuring the debut of Mariah May!

NXT Review starts at 16mins

In a special free XL edition of Rewind-A-Raw, John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE releases including R-Truth and review WWE Raw featuring final MITB qualifiers.

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00:00:00 Start

00:04:29 Jordan Breen

00:19:20 R-Truth, Carlito & Valhalla leaving WWE

00:35:39 Slim Jim extends agreement with WWE

00:39:29 Kosei Fujita wins Best of the Super Juniors 

00:41:28 El Hijo del Vikingo wins AAA Mega Championship

00:42:37 Maycee Barber pulled from main event on Saturday

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POST Wrestling presents its reviews of this past season of Dark Side of the Ring.

Topics include Hell in a Cell 1998, Ludvig Borga, Vader, Superstar Billy Graham, Eddie Gilbert, Billy Jack Haynes, The Sheik, and Muhammad Hassan.

These reviews were originally recorded the day after the episodes aired during season six.

NOTE: We did not cover the episode featuring Tony Atlas, and a separate review is available on the POST Wrestling free feed, which covers the episode on Daffney.

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00:00:47 Mick Foley: Hell in a Cell

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown with John Cena and the returning Cody Rhodes appearing on the show.

Also: Jade Cargill vs. Naomi vs. Nia Jax and Jacob Fatu vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes in Money in the Bank qualifying matches, plus the return of Bianca Belair.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with fallout from Double or Nothing featuring Owen Cup Winners Hangman Page and Mercedes Moné.

Plus: A Mixed Trios Match with Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd & Marina Shafir taking on Mark Briscoe, Speedball & Willow Nightingale, Adam Cole defends the TNT title against Kyle Fletcher, The Opps vs The Frat House, Anna Jay & Harley Cameron vs Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford in a No DQ match, and Josh Alexander takes on Brody King for a shot at the AEW International title at Fyter Fest.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the news that WrestleMania 42 is leaving New Orleans and is expected to land in Las Vegas.

They chat about Thurston’s exclusive report, WWE’s handling of the announcement, how Las Vegas is expected to land ‘Mania for the second year in a row, and the ramifications of such a significant change.

Major news broke on Wednesday that Janel Grant is dropping John Laurinaitis as a defendant in her civil case, and we have additional details with a statement from her team.

Plus, AEW Double or Nothing busine...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 27th, 2025 headlined by Stephanie Vaquer vs Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship! 

NXT Review starts at 41mins

The lads also...

This is a free sample of the May edition of Book Club, with the full show available on the POST Wrestling Café

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein released All the President’s Men in 1974, covering one of the biggest political scandals of all time.

John Pollock & Neal Flanagan discuss the famous Watergate scandal and how two Washington Post reporters built their reputations from their coverage, piecing together who was involved and following the trail up to President Richard Nixon.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring fallout from Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Also: Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor and Penta vs. Chad Gable vs. Dragon Lee in Money in the Bank qualifying matches, New Day defending the tag titles against War Raiders and The Creeds, and Rusev taking on Akira Tozawa.

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